TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk.
At TrendAI™, we’re always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future.
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Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. For additional information, visit www.trendmicro.com
The Role:
A Senior Deal Desk professional serves as a strategic advisor and subject matter expert who manages complex sales transactions, ensures deal compliance, and optimizes the quote-to-cash process while supporting negotiations between TrendAI, customers, and the channel. This role combines operational excellence with strategic deal structuring to accelerate sales closure while maintaining company policies and revenue recognition standards.
Key Responsibilities
Support the Field Sales Organization and Sales Operations team in driving ARR retention at scale through execution of the following:
Act as a business partner to the sales team in developing strategies and contract negotiations for complex deals
Review and structure non-standard deals, multi-year agreements, and enterprise-level transactions
Provide strategic guidance on alternative contract options and value propositions to drive deal closure
Play a key role in complex deal reviews and serve as escalation point for challenging transactions
Operational Excellence:
Review and validate sales quotes for accuracy in pricing, SKUs, billing logic, and contract terms
Ensure compliance with revenue recognition rules, company policies, and regulatory requirements
Manage deal approval processes
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Partner with Legal, Finance, Revenue Operations, and Sales Operations teams
Serve as liaison between Sales, Finance and Legal for contract compliance
Collaborate with billing teams on subscription management and license delivery
Support sales forecasting calls, QBRs, and end-of-quarter activities
Process Improvement & Training
Delivery of training to sales representatives on deal desk processes, tools, and policies
Identify and implement process automation opportunities
Mentor new team members to the CEC dept.
Analyze deal patterns to identify opportunities for process improvements and new routes to market.
Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in Deal Desk, Sales, Sales Operations, Finance Operations, or related roles
Proven success in Enterprise SaaS/B2B environments
Experience with direct and channel sales models
Track record of managing complex, high-value transactions
Strong expertise in CRM systems (Microsoft Dynamics preferred), sales analytics, and reporting tools (Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or similar). Experience with contract analysis and legal term interpretation
Ability to influence and partner with senior sales leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Knowledge of subscription billing models and license management
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in Deal Desk, Sales, Sales Operations, Finance Operations, or related roles
- Proven success in Enterprise SaaS/B2B environments
- Experience with direct and channel sales models
- Strong expertise in CRM systems (Microsoft Dynamics preferred)
- Experience with sales analytics and reporting tools (Excel, Tableau, Power BI)
- Knowledge of subscription billing models and license management
What We Do
We’re a global cybersecurity leader, helping to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, our cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, our platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. Our global threat research team delivers unparalleled intelligence and insights that power our cybersecurity platform and help protect organizations around the world from 100s of millions of threats daily. We have 7,000 employees across 65 countries, singularly focused on security and passionate about making the world a safer and better place. We enable organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. Trend Micro’s “Trenders” are passionate about doing the right thing to make the world a safer and better place.
